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Evidence Based Decision Making
LG Inform Plus – Using Public Data
Mike Thacker
esd-toolkit programme
24 April 2015 www.local.gov.uk/lginformplus

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One set of data, many tools
Metrics
LG Inform LG Inform Plus
Independent apps
Eg Clouds Over London
Application Program Interface

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Applying a consistent framework
Metrics • 2,917 metric types with values
• 49 million metric values available
(+ 85 million in back end)
• many data sources
• consistent time periods
• consistent breakdowns
• large to small official statistical areas
• other areas
Audit Commission
ChiMat
CIPFA Statistical Information Services
Clinical and Health Outcomes Knowledge Base
Communities and Local Government
Community Health Profiles
Department for Education
Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Department of Health
Department of Transport
Experian
Health and Social Care Information Centre
HM Revenue & Customs
Home Office
Local Government Association
Local Government Ombudsman
Ministry of Justice
National Adult Social Care Intelligence Service
(NASCIS)
NeSS data exchange
Nomis
North West Health Observatory
Ofcom
Office for National Statistics
Ofsted
Public Health England
South West Health Observatory
Sport England
Tenant Services Authority
The Elections Centre, Plymouth University
The Insolvency Service
The Planning Inspectorate
Valuation Office Agency
Youth Justice board
Census year
Calendar year
Month
Financial year
Calendar quarter
Academic year
Financial quarter
Three-year winters
Election year
Age band
Employment status
Ethnicity
Fatal or non-fatal
Fire cause
Gender
Location
Survey methodLSOA
MSOA
Ward
District council
County council
Single tier council
Region
Country
City districts
Community impact areas
Community networks
Constituencies
Draft/new wards
Parishes
Partnership areas
Regen projects
Sub-wards
Thames corridor
Town centres
Villages

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Standards – for naming things
http://standards.esd.org.uk

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A 360 degree view of local government

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LGInform.local.gov.uk

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Elements of a standard report

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Report
builder

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Small area reports

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LG Inform Plus small area report writer

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One report, any area

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Official (statistical) & other areasCountry
Region
Unitary
and
county
Unitary
and
district
Unitary DistrictCounty
Ward
MLSOA
LSOA
OA
Country Official
Partnership,
CTG, Town
centre, ...
Community
network
areas
Community
impact
mitigation
areas
Neighbourhood
of LAs
CTG
Sub-
region
CHP
region
CCG
Flood
plains
CHP
region
Other areas

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Examples of “neighbourhoods”
Natural neighbourhoods
(within boroughs)
• City districts
• Community impact areas
• Community networks
• Constituencies
• Draft/new wards
• Parishes
• Partnership areas
• Regen projects
• Sub-wards
• Thames corridor
• Town centres
• Villages
Other areas
• Communities spanning boroughs
(eg Crystal Palace)
• Constituencies (MPs, MEPs)
• Council partnerships
• Flood plains
• Health areas
• Local economic partnerships
• Sub-regions
• Voluntary sector regions

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Features of “neighbourhoods”
• Have globally unique identifiers
• Published as Linked Open Data, like official
areas
• Open to reuse and cross-reference
• Metrics automatically available through the LG
Inform Plus API
• Automatically available in LG Inform Plus
small area reports

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Neighbourhoods definition and use

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Further information
LG Inform Plus: esd.org.uk
• LG Inform: LGInform.local.gov.uk
• Standards: standards.esd.org.uk
• Small area reports: reports.esd.org.uk
• API: api.esd.org.uk/
• Neighbourhoods: neighbourhoods.esd.org.uk/
Help: support@esd.org.uk
Tim.Adams@local.gov.uk Mike.Thacker@esd.org.uk
@DrTimAdams @MikeThacker